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Where Were the Planets on August 4, 2004?

Quick Answer

On August 4, 2004, the Sun was in Leo (12°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (82% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 4, 2004. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 25°28' Pisces at midnight UTC to 8°53' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 4, 2004
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	12°25'58" Leo	Direct	Jul 22, 2004	Aug 22, 2004 into Virgo
Moon	2°14'58" Aries	Direct	Aug 4, 2004	Aug 6, 2004 into Taurus
Mercury	7°29'56" Virgo	Direct	Jul 25, 2004	Aug 25, 2004 into Leo
Venus	27°28'46" Gemini	Direct	Apr 3, 2004	Aug 7, 2004 into Cancer
Mars	26°14'58" Leo	Direct	Jun 23, 2004	Aug 10, 2004 into Virgo
Jupiter	19°13'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 27, 2003	Sep 25, 2004 into Libra
Saturn	20°15'23" Cancer	Direct	Jun 4, 2003	Jul 16, 2005 into Leo
Uranus	5°42'31" Pisces	Retrograde	Dec 30, 2003	May 28, 2010 into Aries
Neptune	14°02'33" Aquarius	Retrograde	Nov 27, 1998	Apr 4, 2011 into Pisces
Pluto	19°43'19" Sagittarius	Retrograde	Nov 10, 1995	Jan 26, 2008 into Capricorn
North Node	6°14'28" Taurus	Direct	May 13, 2003	Nov 30, 2004 into Aries

Sky Events on August 4, 2004

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 82% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 4, 07:59 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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